Deposit and collection receptacle



W W WILKINSON DEPOSIT AND COLLECUON RECEPTACLE.

FILED DE( 2.9,1921.

Mar. 6, 1923.

Patented Mar. 5, 1923.

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lDEPOSIT AND COLLECTION RECEPTACLE.

'A Application filed December 9, 1921.

To all w hom z' 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILroRD W. WILKIN- soN, a citizen of the UnitedStates residing at Cleveland, in the county of uyahoga and State ofOhio, have invented a new and useful Deposit and Collection Receptacle,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to deposit and collection receptacles, 'theprimary object of 'l0 the invention being to provide a receptacleincluding compartments, one of the co1npartments being provided forcontaining a pad of paper or the like, for the convenience of personsdesirous of leaving a note, which may be deposited in the othercompartment of the receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide means within the receivingcompartment for elevating the note to a position directly behind thesight opening of the receptacle to enable a person to view the interiorthereof.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details .of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:-

Figure 1 is an eleva-tional View of the receptacle disclosing the sameas applied to a supporting surface.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the same.

Figure 3 is a rear elevational view of the receptacle; and

Figure 4 is a top plan view thereof.

Referring .to the drawing in detail, a receptacle is shown as indicatinga body portion which is formed with a vertical partition 5 dividing thesame into al forward compartment 6 and a rear compartment 7, the forwardcompartment being especially designed for receiving a pad of paper orthe like.

The rear compartment 7 is designed to receive a sheet of paper which hasbeen Serial No. 521,182.

' written on and torn from the pad of paper which is contained in theforward compartment 6.

As shown, the construction of the body is such that the front wall ofthe rear compartment extends to a position above the upper edge of thefront compartment, the front wall being provided with a sight opening 8,whereby the contents of the receiving compartment may bev viewed by aperson.

The forward compartment 6 is also formed with a sight opening indicatedat 9, whereby a person may view the pad supported therein to permit thepad to be removed with facility. In o-rder that the note or letterwritten on a sheet of the pad, and held in the compartment will be heldto a position directly behind the sight opening 8, rests 10 areprovided, which are formed integral with the bottom wall of thereceptacle, it being obvious that a sheet of paper if dropped into therear compartment 7 the upper edge thereof will fall behind the sightopening.

Formed integral with one of the side walls of the receptacle is a bar 11adapted to be fitted under the staple 12, which may be positioned in thesupporting surface of the receptacle. At the opposite side of thereceptacle is a tongue 13 which is formed with an elongated opening141to receive the staple 15, which is also secured to the supportingsurface, the staple 15 being adapted tore- 85 ceive a padlock or thelike, whereby the receptacle may be locked to the supporting surface toprevent unauthorized persons from removing the same.

The upper portion of the forward compartment is open as indica-ted at16, to permit the pad of paper to be easily inserted and removed fromits compartment. An opening 17 is formed in the top wall of the rearcompartment 7, to permit of the insertion and remo-val of a sheet ofpaper.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is A depositand collection receptacle including a vertical partitioning wall fordividing the same into a forward compartment and a rear compartment, therear compartment extending to a plane above the upper wall of theforward compartment and having an opening in its top and a sigh-topening in the front above the opening of the forwand compartment andsupporting means within the rear compartment tosupport an article in aposition above the for ward compartment, the forward Compartment havinga sight opening in its front face and being open at the top and meansfor securing the receptacle to a supportingl means.

In testimony that I claim 'the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaffixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

l WILFORD WILKINSON.

'Witnessesz T. L. MOORE, EDWARD W. KAssoR.

